2 Psychoanalytic criticism

10 Lesbian, gay, and queer criticism The marginalization of lesbians and gay men Lesbian criticism 317 318 322

Gay criticism

329 Queer criticism 334 Some shared features of lesbian, gay, and queer criticism 338 Some questions lesbian, gay, and queer critics ask about literary texts 341 Will the real Nick Carraway please come out?: a queer reading of The Great Gatsby 342 Questions for further practice: lesbian, gay, and queer approaches to other literary works 353 For further reading 355 For advanced readers 355 11 African American criticism 359 Racial issues and African American literary history 360 Recent developments: critical race theory 367 African American criticism and literature 385 Some questions African American critics ask about literary texts 394 But where’s Harlem?: an African American reading of The Great Gatsby 396 Questions for further practice: African American approaches to other literary works 409 For further reading 411 For advanced readers 411 12 Postcolonial criticism 417 Postcolonial identity 419 Postcolonial debates 424 Postcolonial criticism and literature 426 Some questions postcolonial critics ask about literary texts 431 The colony within: a postcolonial reading of The Great Gatsby 433 Questions for further practice: postcolonial approaches to other literary works 445 For further reading 446 For advanced readers 447 13 Gaining an overview 451

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